Astronomically Amazing Authors (I’ve just discovered) Whose Books I Will Hunt Down and Devour Before Dawn

Because I am fabulous and Divergent and rules do not define me, I’m doing my own twist on the prompt. It’s supposed to be “auto-buy authors”, but I did a list of those last year.

And since you hear me prattle on about my undying love for Maggie Stiefvater, Sarah J Maas, and Marissa Meyer SO MUCH, I figure a) you’ll start throwing their books at me soon just to get me to shut up, b) this might lead to a concussion, c) which could be dangerous! Without my health I haven’t got anything! you get a cake if you get this reference and d) why not talk about authors I’ve only JUST DISCOVERED and who already have copious books out in the wild that I should read?!

So I am.

These aren’t new authors, by the way. They’re just ones I’ve finally bestirred my lazy eyeballs to go search out and read.

This Week’s Prompt: Top Ten Of Your Auto-buy Authors Authors I’ve Just Discovered and Want To Read More From Regardless of What the Book’s About

I’ve read I’ll Give You the Sun and it just about one million percent sold me on Jandy Nelson. Her book was like faceplanting in a world of art. ART. She wrote art. I’m simultaneously jealous of her insane skills and impressed. SO THEREFORE: I need to read The Sky is Everywhere quite badly. She also has a congolmeration of new fabulousness coming out in 2017 called Fall Boys And Dizzy in Paradise. And I want that too.

I know, I know, she’s super famous. But I only just read my first Jodi Picoult book, House Rules, this year! I’d like to read My Sister’s Keeper because the movie is incredible. Yes, I committed the bookworm taboo and saw the movie first. Forgive me?

Did you know The Wrath and the Dawn is NOT Renee Ahdieh’s first book?! I see so many people assuming it’s her debut, but NO. She’s written an adult book called Fanfare which is a story about…you know what? Who even cares. I want it.

I loved Extraordinary Means. I do so like books about sad, angsty teenagers with witty dialogue and blinding yellow covers. Seriously. I need sunglasses now. But, regardless, I have grand intentions of devouring The Beginning of Everything ASAP.

Okay, technically I read my first Neal Shusterman book, Unwind, in 2012 and had nightmares thereafter. Seriously: I AM STILL NOT OKAY. It was the most traumatising dead tree I’d ever cradled in my shaking paws. Ahhh, but I loved it. But this year I swallowed Bruiser and Challenger Deep renewed my love for his writing. And seriously he has SO MANY BOOKS out there. There’s Full Tilt and the Skinjacker series, not to mention the rest of the Unwind books. Because who needs to sleep at night? ha. Not me clearly.

She is incredible. INCREDIBLE I TELL YOU. I loved Vicious because it was…vicious. (C’mon, supervillains out to smite each other?! This book was written for me.) I bought A Darker Shade of Magic for a ridiculously low price on kindle, but I want to read her YA, The Archived, series as well. There’s also one called The Near Witch and I have no idea what it’s about except for an educated guess of witches. I am so clever, aren’t I? SUPER CLEVER.

I read A Girl of Fire and Thorns randomly because a) I was on a fantasy kick, and b) my library actually had it, and c) I wanted to know if this was Katniss’ cousin. IT WASN’T KATNISS’ COUSIN, SADLY, BUT IT WAS STILL SO GREAT. And now I want Walk On Earth A Stranger which is out in September (time, please go faaaster) and Dangerous Voices.

Ohhh, I’m still not okay after Only Ever Yours. I promise it’s a dystopian not a barbie-doll book. Why do I keep wanting to read this soul traumatising books?! WHY? DO I HAVE NO LOVE FOR MY OWN SANITY? (No.) Her new book, Asking For It, comes out in September. I need it. Except I need #398014 books in September.

Why are all the books coming out in September, I ask you?! WHY?? I’m sure publishers use September to sit back and cackle evilly as they eat small cheesecakes and watch bookworms run around like headless porcupines trying to prioritise all the extraordinary books between having wordy breakdowns. This is no theory, blogglings. This is fact.

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what authors have you discovered recently that you’d like to read more from?! did you know these authors have so many books out? any surprises on my list for you?? OH. and tell me why ALL THE BOOKS are coming out in September and how you’re prioritising?? LET US CHAT IN THE COMMENTS!

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And I could NOT agree more on the Jandy Nelson front! (Although to be honest I kind of hated The Sky Is Everywhere BUT GIVE ME THE SUN IS SOSOSOSOSO GOOD it more then makes up for it.) I WILL EAT WHATEVER THAT LADY WRITES.

THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD BOOKS COMING OUT SEPTEMBER OH MY GOSH MY POOR BANK ACCOUNT. Queen of Shadows will be first up, obviously (even though I am mildly terrified of reading it omg I just know bad stuff’s gonna happen) but how good does SIX OF CROWS look!?!? HEISTS? FANTASY?? WHAT MORE COULD A PERSON WANT IN A BOOK? Ahem. Anyway. Oh, I thought that wasn’t Renee Ahdieh’s debut; I thought I saw something else on her Goodreads. I must seek that one out too.

BASICALLY THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE INSANE FOR GOOD RELEASES. Everything is in September or October it seems. *comforts wallet as it cries* WHAT IS ONE TO DO BUT TRY TO READ THEM ALL. I’m terrified of QoS too. I’m actually a bit glad I didn’t get an ARC because I might not be able to review it coherantly anyway. xD

It was your review that made me pick up I’ll Give You The Sun and, from the first page, I knew it was getting five stars from me. It was just…WOW. I also require The Sky Is Everywhere.
I think Magnus Chase comes out in October??? This must be the first year that I haven’t memorised the EXACT RELEASE DATE of Rick Riordan’s next book. 🙁 But, anyway, I need that, if only so I can spend copious hours deciding whether he or Joanne Harris does Norse Gods better (her portrayal of Loki will be tough to best – he’s probably one of my favourite male characters. Ever).
Totally agree with American Gods. NEED.

WELL THIS PLEASES ME GREATLY. :’) Seriously I need open up a bookshop or something for the amount of books I sell. I’M JUST GLAD YOU LIKED IT TOO BECAUSE THINKING ABOUT IT GIVES ME SQUISHY FEELINGS OF INTENSE FANGIRLISM. (That is a word. Do not doubt me now.)

Rae Carson also got on my auto-buy author list this year. A Walk on Earth a Stranger is reason behind my love for her written word and I already have scheduled back to back read of her A Girl of Fire and Thorns series 🙂
Also, this year I discovered Krista and Becca Ritchie. These twins made me believe in NA genre again (which I thought was dead and not worth my time) and I managed to read all their available books in 2015 and cannot wait for more by them!

AHhhh I’m so glad you liked WOEAS because it’s just super high on my want-list (and I also have mega high expectations…oops! I hope it lives up to them. xD) I hear so much about the Ritchie writers but, tbh, I’m still nervous about NA! I’ve read a few and none have done anything for me. D:

I BOUGHT CHALLENGER DEEP, CAIT. YOU AND KAYLA (FROM THE THOUSAND LIVES) JUST SAID SO MANY AMAZING THINGS ABOUT IT. So I’m very excited 😀 I hadn’t realised he wrote other books. OH, I also MUST read more of V. E. Schwab. Although her books are so expensive on TBD O_O

OH OH YOU WILL NOT REGRET THIS. CHALLENGER DEEP IS AMAZING AND PROBABLY WILL MAKE YOU CRY. It’s kind of confusing at first but then…zomg, sucked into it’s incredibleness. And he’s written sooo many other books. I think Unwind is a series of 5??!!? SO MANY I NEED READ. Agh, yes, VE Schwab is expensive everywhere but kindle, and I actually hate reading kindle books. >_> So it’s awkward.

Is it bad that none of these authors on my list? D: Then again I picked authors who I’m already obsessed with and need more from! If I went with your theme though, I would definitely go with VE Schwab too! I’ve read The Archived, The Unbound and The Near Witch by her and all were fantabulous! I’d like to have Rae Carson on it as well–I’ve tried reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns twice already and stopped at about the same page both times, for reasons unknown. I was enjoying the story, but I guess I wasn’t feeling up to it at both times?? *hits self* But I have an eARC of Walk on Earth a Stranger and hopefully I can get to it soon!

YES IT IS BAD. FOR SHAME, AIMEE. I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS. hehe Okay, fiiiine. I’ll forgive you because there are jus too many authors to eat in the universe. Ah but fantasy does need you to be in the right mood for, don’t you reckon?! I find it the most EXHAUSTING genre ever.

I love your change of topic. Neil Gaiman <3 It's a nightmare if you want to get caught up to him and then remain up to date with the books he puts out.
I own three of Victoria Schwab's book but I have yet to read them. I'm horrible, haha.

I already preordered 2 of the 3 I want from September. Go me~ For me most of the books I want seem to come out in October. Ice Like Fire, Six of Crows, Magnus Chase and so on. But it is also my birthday in October so I probably won't have to prioritise. 😀 Go publishers, haha.

As for authors I recently discovered. I discovered a few Dutch authors this year I need to read more by, Natalie Koch, Thomas Olde Heuvelt and Corinne Duyvis. The last one writes in English. You should check her out! Go, do it… Rachel Hartman is also someone I am keeping my eye on after reading the Seraphina duology earlier this year.

Agh, I don’t even think I’ll EVER catch up on Neil Gaiman. That dude has written SO MUCH. Living the dream, clearly. 😉 Pfft, you’re not horrible. THERE ARE SO MANY BOOKS TO READ. I can’t believe it’s taken me until this year to even read ONE of her books. SHAME ON ME TOO, THEN. XD

Oh oh you are organised. I don’t even know which ones to buy. *wails and collapses* THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY. Ohhh Ice Like Fire! I nearly forgot about that one. *scribbles it on lisT* I need to know what happens next. XD

I found some great new-to-me authors this year as well, which I plan to devour!! You’re right – HOW COME SO MANY BOOKS ARE COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER??? There’s not enough days in the month for all the books I want to read! Great post 🙂

OH OH REALLY?!!?? I didn’t even know it existed. Okay! I’ll trot off to my library website to reserve it stat, because I’m obedient like that. *nods* And yessss, I need read ADSOM so soon. *glares at ominous TBR* VERY SOON.

Jandy Nelson! Yay! The Sky Is Everywhere is divine. Beautiful, I tell you. I SOOO NEED TO READ I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN. Where is it? Why don’t I have it?!?!? I really want to The Archived series by V.E. Schwab. It sounds amazing. Great post! 🙂

I want more Tana French books. It’s really bad because I binge-read all her books in a week and now I have to wait FOREVER for the next one.

*laughs hysterically* PRIORITISING BOOKS? HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK? My list of books to read in September is atrociously long: Queen of Shadows, Six of Crows, The Scorpion Rules (which I luckily received an ARC for, but OHMYGODINEEDITRIGHTNOW), the list goes on. I need to work out a way I can read them all at the same time without breaking something O_______________O

IT IS TERRIBLE WHEN WE READ FASTER THAN AUTHORS WRITE, ISN’T IT!?!? We’re left in fangirling pain. *heavy sigh* And yes yes, I was silly to think about prioritising books. IT IS A NON-EXISTENT WISH. And you have a Scorpion Rules ARC?!! OMG YOU LUCKY FISH, YOU. *hyperventilates with the awesome* Read a different book with each eyeball?? That could totally work.

I can reveal the secret of why so many books are coming out in September: It’s because the Frankfurt Book Fair, biggest book fair in the world, is taking place at the beginning of October, and everyone wants to present their new books there. Most publishers also hope to interest foreign publishers into buying the foreign rights to their recently published new books, which actually happens a lot in Frankfurt 😉

I also loved The Girl of Fire and Thorns, so I’m looking forward to Rae Carson’s new book. Vicious is still on my TBR, but I heard so many good things about it that I also want to try something else by the author. Most likely I will try A Darker Shade of Magic, which sound awesome, too.

Omg, may I just feed you cake and hug you because THANK YOU THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. And also someone else pointed out that the Americans are all going back to school, so I guess it’s kind of like beginning-of-a-new-season for them which I suppose is a great time for publishing. *nodS* We Aussies are just crawling out of our frozen caves. XD

AHHHH I have such infinite love for Rae Carson and I’ve only read one of her books. I NEED FIX THIS ASAP.

Loved your twist on this weeks TTT, I am in total and absolute agreement with Jandy Nelson I really need to read I’ll Give You The Sun soon considering how much I loved The Sky is Everywhere. I also need to read The Wrath and The Dawn sooo much I NEEDS IT! great list 🙂

“I’ve got my country’s 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I’m swamped.” YOU ARE BASICALLY MADE OF AWESOME FOR USING THE QUOTESES FROM THIS HAVE A BABY DRAGON.
Also, you have obviously been saving the best Neil Gaiman’s for last, because my three favourites of his are Stardust, Neverwhere and American Gods because OH MY GOD SO GOOD.
Also also, I love your twist, because I was looking at my list of top ten authors and thinking that I should hand out prizes for the people who guess my ten without even looking at the list because I prattle about my bookish loves so much, so HAVE A STAR FOR AWESOME TWISTS.
PLUS you have awesome taste in bookish consumption, because I LOVE so many of these authors, and any that I haven’t read I am now obviously going to be because you have said how good they are and who am I to disagree with my evil overlord?!

I WILL TAKE THE BABY DRAGON, THANK YOU, AND THEN YOU GET CAKE BECAUSE YOU ARE CLEARLY ONE OF THE ELITE WHO GOT THIS REFERENCE. *sprinkles cake in your hair* THE PRINCESS BRIDE IS THE BEST CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE. I’m pretty sure everyone can guess my top favourite authors now with like ZERO help. XD I’m a prattler too, hehe, which is probably a good thing?! I know I’ve driven a lot of people to reading Maggie Stiefvater just to get me to shut up so THAT’S GOOD. So much win.

Yes yes, do not disagree with me or you won’t get cake. GO READ THEM ALL.

I LOVE PATRICK NESS SO MUCH TOO!! I need to read more of his books now that I think about it. I haven’t finished reading the Chaos Walking trilogy yet. FJADSLKFA REALLY??!?!? THAT IS LIK ETHE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO ME OMG. I NEED A MOMENT. *flails with abandon*

I actually liked The Sky is Everywhere more than IGYTS- but then again, I have this Aussie edition which is in colour, and probably the prettiest book I own, so that might be influencing my feelings a little bit 😛
I’ve never even heard of Louise O’Neill! And I have to admit, that cover is kind of bad haha. Probably wouldn’t pick it up if I saw it in the bookstore or library, to be honest. It’s on my radar now though! 🙂

Pretty books ALWAYS influence my feelings. #noshame And yesss…I actually hid when I was reading the Louise O’Neill book because it was a barbie and, c’mon, THAT LOOKS BAD. I think my sister saw it and was like “what the heck are you reading”. -_- I promise it’s amazing though and totally freaky! WHICH IS A GOOD THING TRUST ME.

I HAD NO IDEA RENEE AHDIEH HAD ANOTHER BOOK! And it’s another re-telling it looks like! Oh my gosh, I have to get my hands on it. The Wrath and the Dawn was perfection and I can’t wait for the sequel. Oh my goodness. You’re wonderful just for letting me know another book exists.

Also can I just say I always love your post titles? Hilarious and creative and utterly unique. That description fits you pretty well, too.

YES THAT WAS MY EXACT REACTION TO FINDING FANFARE EXISTED. I NEED IT. I DO. x) I think TW&TD was utter perfection too…and shippable and amazing and so delicious and afjdsklad why is the sequel a whole year away I AM DYING FOR IT HERE.

Awww. Thank you! XD I love my crazy post titles, though I suspect they’re no good for google stats and things but WHATEVER I HAVE FUN. XD

You’re lucky! All the books that I want to read don’t come out until October or November! Winter… The Tournament at Gorlan… *sniffles and glares at calendar*
As for prioritizing, my plan is… well…. basically: READ ALL THE BOOKS!!! And the order is as soon as I can get them, be it from a sale, library, recommending it to a library, or just I-can’t-wait-a-second-longer-I-must-read-this-book buying :o).

AGH YES. I need the Tournament at Gorlan. Why does everything take so long? *sniffles* I’m trying to figure out which books to buy (I have some vouchers!) and which to beg my library for. THERE ARE SO MANY OPTIOnS OMG.

Neal Shusterman has also written a hilarious, adorable and sort of deep MG book called the Schwa was here. You should read it and then die of amazingness. Just a tip for all potential unwind readers out there. Don’t read the ‘brain scene’ at ten at night under the covers because THERE WILL BE NIGHTMARES. I’m not kidding. I really want to read Louise O’Neill after I saw an interview with her in the newspaper. Jodi Picoult is good, but sort of formulaic (always a court case, always multiple perspectives, always families) but I’ve only read four of her books so I can’t judge.
Lauren DeStefano is made of fabulous. I need to read the last books in both of her trilogies. And Sabaa Tahir and Tommy Wallach. (I literally gave We all looked up five stars because I couldn’t find anything wrong with it)

I WILL. I will die of all the Neal Shusterman amazingness. Zomg, he has written so much! I AM IN AWE.

Dude, all tips for Unwind readers are LOSt on me, because I Totally read most of that book at night because I couldn’t put it down. Then I couldn’t sleep. Then I had to tell my sister the whole plot just to debrief and she just rolled her eyes at me. BUT I’M AN IMPRESSIONABLE LIMPET AND IW AS IN PAIN. It was 3 whole years ago, too. I was little then.

AHHHH! I want to read some Lauren DeStefano! Her twitter is just the bestest thing that’s every happened to this universe.

I also discovered Reneé Ahdieh this year (and I didn’t know this wasn’t the debut novel) I love Neil Gaiman. I’ve read 5 books, but I still have so many left. Stardust is adorable! I love Rae Carson & Victoria Schwab.

I rediscovered Jonathan Stroud this past year when reviewing a new series he came out with. He’s doing a tour to promote the third book, which is coming out in September (that dreaded September again), and I’m going to be attending the book event in Naperville the same day the book is released! 😀 😀 😀

As for September, it probably has something to do with school starting (at least for US publishers anyway). Maybe to encourage teachers to use their books in their curriculum? Or maybe libraries order most of their children’s books and YA fiction at the start of the school year? Who can know such things.

Everything is in September! Seriously! What is it with this month?! I’ve read a graphic book of the Amulet of Smarakand, but I just won one of his books yesterday and I’M KINDA EXCITED TO READ MORE FROM HIM. 😀

Yes, it must be something to do with the Americans. *nods* And I guess it’s kind of the “start” of the year, in a way, for you guys, right? Since everyone starts school again?!

Yeah, the school year is kind of weird here. I’m actually teaching a religious ed class this year, and I needed an entirely different style of planner for it (a regular 2015 calender cuts off halfway through the school year). It gets REALLY special when you go to a school that operates on a trimester (rather than semester) schedule. I went to a trimester college, and I was never on break when my friends from other schools were…weirdly enough, that’s how I got to know the guy who’d be my husband. So I guess weird schedules aren’t all bad! 😉

So I actually had NO CLUE that The Wrath and the Dawn WASN’T Renee Ahdieh’s debut novel… I’ve seen it on so many debut lists I hadn’t even considered that it was her debut into YA literature! While I didn’t LOVE The Wrath and the Dawn (whoops) it’s so interesting to me that she’s published something else!

I seriously need to read more of Neal Shusterman’s books. He has so many out and after I read and loved Unwind (although it was crazy creepy!), so I definitely want to check out his other books. I also need to read basically everything from Rae Carson!! I’ve heard only gushing things. 😀

I AM A REBEL. *runs around squalling a rebel song* BUT YES. I’m kind of weirded out how many people are assuming TW&TD is a debut. o_O Although, I mean, technically it’s a young adult debut so….I guess it can be considered one?!

YES YES NEAL SHUSTERMAN IS A MASTER. I actually never knew he had tons of books out until recently. *facepalm* There are sooo many authors to keep up with though. RAE CARSON IS QUEEN TOO. Zomg, I just have so much love for so many authors. xD

Neil Gaiman! If my list was longer, he’d definitely be on it, I think I’ve more or less put him on my auto-buy list too (though I haven’t picked up some two of his titles). I also have V.E. Schwab’s Vicious on my TBR queue–my first book by the author! Looking forward to it 🙂

Great post!! I fell in love with Jandy Nelson too! 🙂 I’ll Give You The Sun was one of the best books I have read this year. I loved everything about it. I need to read The Sky is Everywhere very soon. I loved The Wrath and the Dawn too! Such a beautiful and intense story. I need the sequel NOW! I really need to check out Rae Carson. I have heard so many amazing things about these books.

ME TOOOO. It’s one of my new top favourite books and I seem to mention it all the time accidentally?! But just proves how much I love it. hehe AJFDKLSA YOU ARE A WRATHY DAWN FAN TOO?! LET ME FLAIL WITH YOU, THERESA. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECTION. :’)

THIS AMAZING SERIES CALLED THE ILYON CHRONICLES is NA, and totally clean (unless you count the violence) and good and all that. The books are written by Jaye L. Knight, and her next book is coming out in December or January…not September, so I’m a little sad. A novella did come out in June or July, though, so I can’t complain. (But I did get the ARC in April, so it’s been a while.) The second book came out in February, and the first came out last May. And I’m going to explode if I have to wait much longer! Ack!

Ooh, okay THIS I need check out because I’ve had an awful run with NA. Mostly the ones I read are just sex and coffee and I was seriously bored. >_> So if these are actually amazing I NEED READ THEM. I NEED READ ALL THE BOOKS. hehe

They’re considered NA, but I read them before I was fifteen and my mom read them after me and loved them also.
They are free and clean of sex and language, and they are the furthest thing from boring. Ever. They are fantasy, but if you don’t like fantasy (which I didn’t at the start) you’ll still enjoy the books. If you go to the author’s website, jayelknight.com, contact her and request a review copy (or, you know, you can always buy it!).
SOOOOO GOOOOD!

I thought The Sky is Everywhere was fine, but I do really want to read I’ll Give You the Sun and I may be obsessed with the cover, ahem. Ugh…

I need to get my hands on the Wrath and The Dawn, and even tried to buy it over the weekend, but the bookstore didn’t have a copy. RAh! Trying not to buy off of Amazon, but I think it is fate. I need/want that book! It is also so beautiful.

A big HELL YES to Jandy Nelson! That lady’s writing is all sorts of amazing/beautiful/wonderful and I just want to read everything she writes, even if it’s her grocery list. You must read The Sky Is Everywhere soon! I’ve shipped Joe/Lennie since basically forever ago and I just can never forget my first Jandy Nelson book. <3 So excited to hear that you're a fan of Neal Shusterman's books- I actually got Bruiser just recently! Looking forward to reading it now! 🙂

I JUST WANT TO GOBBLE HER BOOKS. I seriously put it down and kind of just sobbed because it was so so beautiful. How is it even possible to write so well?!! I neeeed to read more of her books. I NEED TO OR EXPLODE.

WHAT.
WHAT.
I’m not sure if I should be horrified that you haven’t read these incredible authors OR that you’ve only got a few hundred on your list. Pfft, Aine. I have thousands. Go on. Go add them all. Particularly Neil Gaiman and Neal Shusterman. All the Neals. It’s in the name.

I think I mostly have more, but my TBR list is scattered and unorganized because it’s partly in a notebook and also partly on a Word Doc on the laptop and also partly on my phone in the Evernote app and on my phone in the pictures were I’ve taken a picture of books I want to read so I was just making my best guess.

My TBR wishlist is partially goodreads and partially 92482 million sticky-notes on my walls trying to remind me what I’m passionate about. I HAVE THE MIND OF A GNAT I TELL YOU. I get intensely excited about something and then forget about it in 2 days. -_-

Okay, I totally thought The Wrath and The Dawn was a debut :O, I’ll definitely have to check out Fanfare now! I loved The Beginning of Everything! I still need to read Extraordinary Means though, it sounds really interesting!

AMAZING, AMAZING list, Cait! I LOVE Jandy Nelson. The Sky is Everywhere is a beautiful emotional book and felt very teenage-voice-y. I am also biased because I got to meet her and tell her I used The Sky is Everywhere as a comparative title in my query letter to literary agents and then she remembered me months later on Twitter – holy wowza!!!!! I cannot wait for her 3rd book. Also…fun fact- She wrote I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN over the course of 4 years which is why there is such a big gap between TSIE and IGYTS. BUT she wrote I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN in a room where she turned off all of the lights, covered the windows with sheets and put a blanket over her head so the only light in the room would be her computer.

I also adore Robyn Schneider’s books – they are thoughtful and meaningful etc. More people should read them, especially Extraordinary Means. I am confident you will enjoy The Beginning of Everything.

And Jodi Picoult. I love her for summer hols. She is very predictable – always has a court case and multiple points of view but I love her books. She is relaxing to me. My favourites to recommend are- MY SISTER’S KEEPER, THE PACT, NINETEEN MINUTES, LEAVING TIME, & THE STORYTELLER. If you like Jodi Picoult you should try to read Kristin Hannah and my favourite book of HERS to recommend is NIGHT ROAD- it’s about these two twins who become friends with this girl from the wrong side of the town and this car accident they get into when they are 16 and how it changes their lives….it is AMAZING, I could not put it down and was up until 3 AM!!!!!Sobbing haha.

@Rachel: ZOMG YOU KNOW SO MUCH STUFF ABOUT JANDY NELSON AND YOU GOT TO MEET HER?!!? LIKE THAT IS SO AMAZING. And seriously, she wrote like that?!! Wow…that’s dedication and kind of amazing and…wow. xD (I love authorly trivia so thanks for sharing that! :D)

I’m almost definitely sure I’ll like The Beginning of Everything…I felt like Robyn Schneider’s tone was kind of John Greenish…but not in a rip-off way, just in a good way. I AM PLEASED.

Ah yes, I feel like Jodie Picoult is kind of predictable. I mean I’ve only read ONE BOOK But even just from seeing hte My Sister’s Keeper movie made me surprised that House Rules had the same structure. *shrugs* I still gotta read some more.

YES!!! YOU LIKE NEAL SHUSTERMAN. ok, you now officially must go off and read the skinjacker trilogy. its completely epicawesomazing (and like my third favorite series EVER!).

sorry, had to rant. i flipped when i saw his name on the list. anyway, I really want to check out some of these author’s books now. they sound super awesome! my poor TBR list will only get bigger. maybe someday i’ll catch up.

i don’t know any books coming out in September, but a Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen is coming out later in August. i’m super pumped for that release. Also, I don’t know when The Rest of Us Just Live Here will be released, but I think its soon and, after tons of goodreads research after your review, i’m super exited to read that book.

I WILL!! I PROMISE!! I’m on a Rick Riordan binge read at the moment, but I only have 4 of his books left so THEN I shall descend on everything Shusterman-ish and just read and gobble it all. Have you read Challenger Deep?! IT’S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THIS YEAR AJDFKLSAFD I JUST WANT TO HUG THAT BOOK AND ALSO CRY AT IT.

Agh, the struggle is real with the TBR. *glares at ever-growing pile* I swear mine grows when I’m not even looking. XD

Oh I’ve heard of all of these (ayay shar ftw). The sky is everywhere is rather good although the romance is quite meh or annoying and dumb. (Man, those boys are nice). But the language is amazing! READ IT. I haven’t read I’ll give you the sun, but I want to because twins. Only Ever Yours sounds great. That neal gaiman cake is making me hungry, very hungry. I’ve only read My Sister’s Keeper (the ending is different from the movie, I’m told, but it is VERY sad. I’ve recently discovered Tamora Pierce and Kristin Cashore and ahhhhh yum. I like your description of books as dead trees. Poor dead trees. I found unwind super super creepy, but good? maybe?

WOOHOO GO SHAR. 😉 Awk, that does make me a mite bit concerned about The Sky is Everywhere…*gulps* I kind of HAVE to read it just to see, though, you know?! I’m not the biggest romance fan so I’ll just loooower my expectations a little.

YES BE HUNGRY. It’s a coconut slice and I maaaybe edited the colours to look a little more spectacular BUT I PROMISE IT IS EQUALLY DELICIOUS.

I must read a book by Neil Gaiman. One of my auto-read (because I don’t often buy books) authors, Anne Elisabeth Stengl, has talked quite a bit about Neil Gaiman’s books, and since she writes beautifully, I’m taking her word. I love gorgeously written books, which tells me that Gaiman’s books might be for me. Unwind scared me, too. I actually had to read it in school a couple years ago, and it was horrifying so I ended up rating it really low. Still, I think it talks about some interesting concepts so I might have to pick it up again and read it since I might be able to appreciate it more now.

YES. TRUST ANNE ALISABETH STENGL THAT NEIL GAIMAN IS BRILLIANT. I never know what to expect with his books but the always end up smacking me in the face with sheer fabulousness. *happy sigh* I’m going to reread Unwind and then tackle the entire series. BECAUSE WHAT IS SANITY?!

This is a great list! Jodi Picoult is great. I had a few of her books before I moved though I can’t seem to find them now. Though that does make me wonder what other books I may have “misplaced” in the move. 🙂
Anyway, I like your list and I am going to have to look into some of these authors I haven’t heard of. Thanks for sharing!

I want to read Only Ever Yours, I’ve owned it for far too long and keep putting it off. I really enjoyed The Beginning of Everything and The Sky is Everywhere, definitely recommend those. Jodi Picoult is very good but I admit to not liking the movie very much because they made some BIG changes. So yeah, be nervous for that as if you see one first, I think you might prefer the one you saw in the movie. The change angered me in the movie, even though it was what I had wanted when reading the book. I need to read some V.E. Schwab. I own some of her and definitely need to find the time to get to them, I’ve heard amazing things.

Agh, that is the trouble with book vs movies…I do feel most loyal to the one I see first. EXCEPT THE BOOK THIEF. I actually saw the movie first, but I love the book an astronomical amount. XD Helps that they pretty much kept the same plots though. xD

Jandy Nelson is AMAZING!!! And you NEED to read The Sky Is Everywhere. I still think I’ll Give You the Sun is better, but they were both so amazing that it’s only by a little bit. I probably should have put Louise O’Neill on my list. Only Ever Yours was unfreakinbelievable. I had NO IDEA she had a new book coming out. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. My wallet does NOT thank you, however . . . so many books coming out in September! Argh!!

So many of the books I’ve enjoyed recently are debuts, or else I’ve already read the author’s other books. I guess I need to discover some new favourite authors who have already published lots of books! It’s frustrating to love a book, and then go to the author’s Goodreads page and find out that there’s nothing else…

I want to read Walk on Earth a Stranger! I’ve been in love with that cover forever. And it’s a historical fantasy? Sign me up!

Oh oh I get that!! EVen scrolling through my Goodreads for this post I realised I was waiting on a lot of books coming soon, but I HAVE been making an effort to read more older-more-established-authors this year. Because I find I get caught up in the new shinies, but there are so many good old ones out there too!! I LOVE THE WALK ON EARTH COVER TOO!!

I can definitely recommend Schwab’s The Near Witch – it was the first book I read by her because Laini Taylor said it was good. And it IS! I know you liked The Accident Season and I thought the vibe was very similar, though The Near Witch doesn’t have a modern setting or anything.

FAIL because I have read zero of these books but I really really want some Neil Gaiman in my life like RIGHT NOW. Specifically The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

My recently discovered authors are Stephanie Perkins (and by recently I mean I read Anna in January and I really want Lola and Isla), Fitzgerald (I just finished This Side of Paradise like two hours ago and it was PERFECT and I need ALL THE FITZGERALD RIGHT NOW) and Ernest Hemingway (because A Farewell to Arms was as;klfjas;lkgj perfect so, yeah, more I need).

I put Jandy Nelson on my auto-buy list as well. Her words are the real magic in this word and I can only feel awe when I think of I’ll Give You The Sun. And ugh yes to Renee Ahdieh as well! I was amongst those who believed TWaTD was her debut but now I definitely need to read that one as well…awesome author choices!! I’ll have to add quite a few of these to my own TBR.

ME TOO. I just even look at that book and think “how on earth was that so incredible and beautiful and like actually reading art?!!” and then I just fangirl quietly and wish I had time to reread. XD hehe, I think most people think TW&TD was a debut?! But I mean, I guess it’s a YA debut so it’s only half wrong?! XD

I know that for me, Neal Shusterman is ALWAYS going to be an awesome read no matter what, that’s all, the end. *nods* I also liked Extraordinary Means, although it wasn’t as compelling for me, so I’ll be interested in what Robyn Schneider writes next, but I’m not exactly waiting on the edge of my seat. I KNOW I need to read some of your other authors, and I haven’t gotten around to them yet. *sigh*

Neal Shusterman is just sooo incredible and when I finish my Rick Riordan binge (I don’t know why, but I fixate on ONE author and just go through all their books before moving onto another one *nods* So Rick Riordan first) I’m going to descend on the library and get everything they have on Shusterman.

V.E. Schwab! I need to read some Gaiman. I bought the dramatized audiobook version of Neverwhere because it was dirt cheap, but I don’t like it. At least I know now that I don’t like full cast dramatizations, and that eureka moment only cost me a $1.99. New authors for me, besides V.E., would be Intisar Khanani the author of Thorn and the Bone Knife. I am getting ready to read her book Sunbolt as we speak. Robert Levy is another one, but he only has one book so far. He wrote The Glittering World, which was about faeries done Native American style. It was very very different. 🙂

I do like dramatizations so maybe I should see if my library has the audio?! hehe, but yes, at least it wasn’t an expensive discovery. xD Omg, I’ve never heard of Thorn and the bone Knife but title alone is getting me to go read it. NATIVE AMERICAN FAERIES??? *dashes to goodreads*

I’m kinda ashamed to say that I haven’t read anything by these authors, even though many of them are on my tbr list. Only Ever Yours is one I absolutely can’t wait to read! Vicious sounds exactly like my kind of book, and I also heard wonderful things about A Darker Shade of Magic. Neal Shusterman’s Unwind is on my tbr somewhere, not that means much at the moment because I’ll likely never be able to read half the books on it. Anyways, great list with so many awesome authors. 🙂

I hear wonderful things about ALL VE Schwab’s books, so clearly I just need go swallow everything she’s ever written right?! Ahh we need 294028 more hours in our days to get a chance to read all these books!

I have only read one of Jandy Nelsons books but I really enjoyed it! I want to read The Wrath and The Dawn SO SO SO BAD because I’ve heard so many amazing things about it! Also, WHERE IS NUMBER NINE???

Yay, cake! *eats it all* Yum! 😀 I am totally getting Challenger Deep from the library, as soon as I get back from vacation (and assuming I don’t forget – because my memory is extremely spotty when it comes to remembering things over any period of time. This is a problem I am trying to work on).

Favorite new authors this year? Um… Mostly Emma Clifton. BUT SHE DOESN’T HAVE ANY MORE BOOKS OUT YET. I may cry.

That last paragraph of yours IS LIKE MY FAVORITE EVER. <3 Basically this is a fabulous post. 😀

As for September books… The Poisoned Cure by Deborah Dunlevy (because it's the next book in the Book of Sight series which I binge-read this year, and even bought and read AS EBOOKS. I don't read ebooks. Especially not ones I must buy. But I want them alllll) and Six of Crows, DUH. I wants them, precioussss.

EMMA CLIFTON IS ADORABLE AND WONDERFUL, I AGREE. AND AFJDLSJKDSL I’M GLAD YOU LIKE THIS POST. XD I’m endlessly glad. I’m glad of all the things. Blogging just makes me glad. YES I KNOW I’M RAMBLING. Ahem.

OMG I loved I’ll Give You the Sun! Such an amazing and beautifully written book. I didn’t like The Sky is Everywhere quite as much though, unfortunately (I mean, c’mon, who kisses their sister’s boyfriend right after their sister dies?) but I’m curious what you’ll think of it.

And I definitely want to read something by Jodi Picoult – I don’t know why I haven’t already. My Sister’s Keeper sounds like such a thought-provoking and emotional read that would be perfect for discussion and whatnot.

And The Wrath and the Dawn isn’t Renee Ahdieh’s first book? 😱 WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?!?!
And Neal Shusterman & Niel Gaiman are both amazing. It must be in the name. 😉

OKAY WAIT WHAT??? That sounds entirely insensitive. *carefully pushes The Sky is Everywhere lower down the need-to-read-pile* I mean, I have to read it because REASONS, but I have other books to prioritise if it’s gonna be like that. -_-

I’ve heard most of the Jodi Picoult books follow the same structrue and end up in a courtroom, but BAH. WHATEVER. I find that stuff interesting anyway. xD

HA YES IT IS NOT!! I saw sooo many people calling TW&TD Renee Ahdieh’s “Debut” that I HAD to mention it’s not in this post.

Ooh, nice twist, Cait! I did it the traditional way (because I’m old fashioned and lazy) and Neil Gaiman and Victoria Schwab are on there anyway (because they are both fabulous). I have only read one of Jandy Nelson’s books (I’ll Give You the Sun) and ugh…what a book.

I just felt I would be repeating myself from last week if I did the prompt normally. xD Which I mean, I could TOTALLY flail about my faovurite authors foreeeever. But hehe, whatever. XD So you didn’t like Jandy Nelson’s book?! SADESS FROM ME. I LOVED IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALL THE BOOKS ARE COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER? THEY’RE ALL IN OCTOBER! ALL OF THEM! AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY!

Okay. That aside, YOU ARE COMPLETELY RIGHT ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS. I should take October off from blogging just so they don’t have the satisfaction of watching me flail. Really, though, I’m basically just prioritizing fall releases by when they release, and after that by author preference. Riordan before Bracken. Bracken before Sage and Lu. Et cetera.

Neal Shusterman is definitely the best of my recent discoveries. Unwind may have scarred me for life, but . . . whatever. I need to read the rest of his books ASAP. (Helpful hint, though. Don’t read the Star Shards Chronicles. Truly terrible. Only one of his books I’ve disliked thus far.) (I definitely need to read Bruiser. And the Skinjacker books. And Full Tilt. And everything.) But I haven’t found any others this year that come anywhere close to his books. (I did manage to find Kat Zhang, who’s pretty awesome—she has a YA trilogy that’s usually called a dystopian but really isn’t.)

I’ve yet to read the rest of the ones on your list. BUT I WILL. Just give me a few years to get through this darn TBR and then we’ll see.

OKAY SO BASICALLY THEY’RE ALL AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THEY COULD BE SPREAD OUT A BIT MORE EVENLY DON’T YOU THINK???? SOMEONE SQUAWK AT THE PUBLISHERS FOR US. THEY’RE OUT TO KILL OUR WALLETS. hehe I’m absolutely flailing and dying and just bahhhhh besides myself with need for so many books. zomg. PRIORITISING IS TRAUMATIC. *wails*

I think there needs be an Unwind support group because it’s been like 3 years and I’m still not okay. Busier is GOOD THOUGH. It’s a bit lighter/fluffier than Challenger Deep but STILL GOOD.

I need to check out all these authors! I’ve been drooling all over The Near Witch, Girl of Fire and Thorns (she should totally be Katniss’s cousin–what even is this?) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Only Ever Yours, and I’ll Give You the Sun. Plus everything else ever. So you can see where this presents a problem. Seriously, though, sleep is for wimps. Sleeping is just another word for “I’m too lazy to read right now”. Ha…aha…ha… I joke. But still. Anyway, thanks for sharing all these titles, and for reminding me on how hopelessly behind I am on all the things ever. 😛

Hmm, well, I already mentioned a bunch of authors I discovered this year and fell in love with. So I think I’ll list some authors I haven’t read but want to. Oh wait, you already did that for me (since I haven’t read any of the authors you listed). I guess I can go to bed now. 😛

I’m SURE The Girl of Fire and Thorns is Katniss’ cousin. Or maybe, like, her great-great-grandma or something?? IT’S GOTTA BE IT. But don’t worry *pats shoulder* you don’t need sleep or socialisation. You only need books.

Neil Gaiman! A mind I would love to live in!! I read Neverwhere first and I fell in intense love, immediately. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was my second Gaiman read, and it is one of my faves of all time!! I just purchased Anansi Boys but I didn’t find out until later that it is number 2 in the series. So, I will be purchasing American Gods very soon! 😉

AHHH I WAS SO BLOWN AWAY BY TOATEOTL. (Omg, the acronym is a bit crazy for that one. xD) I just didn’t really know what to expect and then — BOOM — it was so incredible and gahhhh it kind of terrified me. THAT WORM IN HIS FOOT. *shudders*

That being said, I don’t think I’ve actually read any of these authors (except I, too, have read and been freaked out by Unwind)…sounds like I need to fix this situation.

I don’t think I’ve recently discovered any ‘non-new’ authors lately…with the possible exception of Derek Landy. I am now on the last Skulduggery Pleasant book and I am DYING.
In fact, I should probably have put him on my auto-buy list, because once I can afford it, I’m going to go and buy ALL the Skulduggery Pleasant books!! (I only own the first 2).

Sorry, I lied, I have recently discovered the glorious Holly Black! I just finished The Darkest Part of the Forest and OH MY GOSH GIVE ME ALL THE BOOKS!!!

Eeep. THANK YOU, CASSIE! 😀 We should start a club of Forever Traumatised By Unwind…or maybe a support group? We could meet in a padded cell and just scream at each other because FEELS AND HORROR.

AHHHH I’m so so freaked to finish the Skulduggery books. I will this year though. I mean, I’ve only got the last 3 to go, I think? But then there’s all the novellas too so YEAH. STILL HAVE MUCHLY WORK TO DO.

Seriously, it IS all the books- WHY, September!!?? Incidentally, I am reading Walk on Earth a Stranger right now, and I like it. Also, yes, please read ALL the Neal Shusterman! Did you know there is a FIFTH Unwind book coming out in December (UnBound)? I am all kinds of excited. Also, the Skinjacker series is amazing. It’s a little “younger”, but it isn’t- like, the characters are younger in age, but the story is just as fabulous. Louise O’Neill… she is a genius and amazing, and I have no words. I won a giveaway, and asked for a pre-order of Asking For It, so I will be basically freaking out when that comes. I also need to read much, much more of Victoria Schwab’s books! And whatever Jandy Nelson and Renee Ahdieh produce!

SEPTEMBER IS OUT TO ROB US BLIND, THAT’S WHAT. But omg, you already have Walk on Earth?! AHHH SO LUCKY. I hope it’s incredible. Mind you, I could finish the Girl of Fire And Thorns series too while I wait… >_> Instead of just sitting here whining about books that aren’t out yet. AND YES I DID KNOW THAT ABOUT UNWIND. So it’d be a good time to start reading, right?! And it gives me hope that, since there’s so many books, maybe not ALL the characters get unwound? Hopefully? LEMME LIVE IN THIS DELUSION ANYWAY.

Yesss I have only read Vicious by VE Schwab and totally LOVED it! I need to read ADSOM and her other books ASAP! I also really enjoyed The Beginning of Everything, I liked it more than her recent book. It’s so wonderful discovering a new author that you really like!

So many amazing authors!1 And there’s so many books there that are on my wishlist too like Rae Carson, Renne Ahdieh, and I just read Robyn Schneider’s book just a last week and really enjoyed it!
Great list!! 😀

Definitely agree with Neil Gaiman and V.E. Schwab! I’ve only read 4 of Gaiman’s books I think (Stardust, Fortunately the Mill, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Neverwhere) but they’re all SOOO good! I need to read them ALL! 🙂

Kate Scelsa. Her debut Fans of The Impossible Life was a strong enter into the book world, IMO, and it was written so beautifully.

Louise O Neil is a surprise. Because I have never heard of her. I don’t know how many new releases I will read next month 🙁 I know I definitely want to finish This Monstrous Thing, and devour Everything, Everything. I also want Queen of Shadows, naturally, but I’m 32ND in line for holds in the library system, so I don’t expect to get it for a long time. I definitely want to attempt to squeeze in The Rest of Us Just Live Here. I’m trying to jump on the Ness train, and I recently got A Monster Calls from the library, and I have More Than This, as well. If I like both of those (and I probably will), I’ll try to squeeze that in. *goes to request from library*

I’m glad this comment was shorter than the last post, geez xD I must be killing you, I’m sorry! (*chortles maniacally and consumes Oreo ice cream cake by the handfuls*)

DUDE. You hadn’t heard of Louise O’Neill?!!? I highly recommend checking out Only EveR Yours someday…it’s so…freaky and perfect and really thought-provoking. Although I kinda threw it when I finished because I WAS SO ANGRY. But that’s a good book right?!? It makes you feel?! HAHA. Everyone wants Queen of Shadows…why am I not surprised. XD I was like 50th in line for Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, but I got the audio out instead. DUDE DEFINITELY GET ON THE NESS TRAIN IT IS A GLORIOUS TRAIN OF HEARTBREAK AND PERFECTION.

I have Extraordinary Means on my unread shelf currently and I’m looking forward to getting round to it… Eventually.

Jodi Picoult is one of my favourite authors of all time. I will say though that I prefer her earlier work more so than the books she is putting out now but you cannot fault her on plot, research and being of the moment in topical issues. I don’t tend to automatically buy her books now like I once did but I do try to check them out.

I only have one technical auto buy author – and by that I mean literally own every book put out – and that is Cecelia Ahern. I know she falls in to chic lit but I think her books are so much more than that and possess wonderful meanings along the way.

Omg please read the rest of the Unwind series. The last book especially is incredible and it blew my mind. I was legitimately shaking after I finished reading it. It will destroy you (which is a good thing, right?).

First of all: You can NEVER talk about Sarah J Maas too much. She is brilliant and I am so psyched to read Queen of Shadows. IT’S GOING TO BE SOOOOOOOO GOOD. She will destroy us all.

Second of All: The cover for Walk on Earth a Stranger is so beautiful. I want it! I have yet to read any of her books yet but I’m going to change that… someday…

John Flanagan is probably the only author I have on my auto-buy list. I really can’t think of anyone else. He’s soooo amazing. I need to write more blog posts about his books. I only have three reviews up for his books. (Ironically, two of those are for the first and last books in the Ranger’s apprentice series.) I need to share the flailing that is Will Treaty, Halt, and GILAN with the world.

I’m partially psyched, and very very scared. *flaps and flails and collapses on the ground in anguish* I didn’t get an ARC tho, so it’s going to be mooonths till I read it. I HOPE I DON’T GET SPOILED. XD

YES! I just adore the goldness of the Walk on Earth cover. I didn’t actually even realise it was about the Gold Rush era until recently. hehe. I just wanted it because Rae Carson + cover love = me read please.

I never knew that Renee Ahdieh has written another book! Surely it must be amazing, because LOOK AT WHAT THAT WOMAN DID IN WRATH! *rushes off to GR to check out the book*

AND V.E.SCHWAB! Honestly, let me tell you, I think I am becoming obsessed with her and her books slowly! I loved Vicious to death, and I read The Archived and A Darker Shade of Magic this month, and they were glorious as well! Especially ADSOM! IT WAS AMAZING, AND THE VILLAIN WAS SO CREEPY AND AMAZING AND ASHDKJFVHTSHYDC.
Long story short, I think she’s become my favourite author. Period.

JANDY NELSON IS GREAT. I haven’t read her other stuff yet, but I own it. Neil Gaiman is my idol. I still haven’t read all his books because I’m lame, but every time I read a book of his I want to marry it.

Neil Gaiman is on my list as well! I just finished my first book of his which was Trigger Warning his short story collection and I loved it to bits. Which means I definitely have to go and read more of his wonderful books at some point which I fully intend to do. There are a lot of debut authors on this list as well. I hope you can read more of all of their books!